Thursday, June 10

– I know! I know, mommy!– What do you know, honey?– Next time ya’ find one of ‘dem lice bugs in my hair, instead of drowning ‘em dead down the toilet, let’s feed it to the man-eater plant!!– Ssssssh.– Can I? Please? Can I?!– Shut up, sweeeeetie.

This is a flash fiction piece for '55 Flash Fiction Friday' (sort of, it is actually not fiction). The idea is to tell a story in exactly 55 words. To try one yourself and read others, go see g-man.

Why willow, that's sooooo nice of you to ask, but, no, I was not involved in this incident in any way, other than to have the mortified mom recount it to me. The truth is that I can sometimes be a louse and get in your hair.

I guess I have insects on my mind (but not in my scalp) this week, ants the other day and lice today. Perhaps it is because yesterday, June 10th, was the birthday of the great myrmecologist (look it up), sociobiologist, naturalist and writer Edward O. Wilson, who, on the subject of insects once said "If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos."

Ditto to Brush with Color.... my sons didn't have lice -- but the things they would say -- they still beam from ear to ear when I recount some of the stories,, speaking of which a great 55 er and a nice recount of a tale you heard and nice tidbit of information as a side tribute to great myrmecologist- writer Edward O Wilson. I do believe he would get a chuckle out of your story and honorable mention.